No Fuss Chicken Thighs

I can’t tell you why, but it took me a while to want to smoke a chicken thigh. What I can say now is, I am very happy to have perfected two chicken thigh recipes! Thighs are probably my most favorite thing to smoke and they always please a crowd! This recipe here is easy, packed with flavor, and you’ll be so happy you gave it a try. Not just because it lets you BBQ on a budget, but it’s damn tasty, too!

Ingredients

12 chicken thighs
3 tbsp koshler salt
3 tbsp cracked black pepper

Seriously, that’s all you need!

Instructions

Set your smoker to 300
Use a smoke tube if you’d like; since we are running at 300, I use one.
Pat your thighs dry
Apply rub
Place on center of grill
Smoke until internal temperature of 140
Increase your grill temperature to 400 to crisp up skin
Remove from grill when IT reaches 185*

*185 may seem high since chicken only needs to cook to 165 IT but, I promise, try it. There’s so much fat and tissue you want broken down that 185 IT will create the perfect texture and you’ll INSTANTLY realize…this is a BIG CHICKEN WING!!

MITCH TIP: Toss them in your favorite BBQ sauce OR our gameday sauce for another level of flavor!

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Mitch Ryan

Thank you so much for being a part of our amazing community! My wife and I joined the wide world of pellet grilling back in 2016 after smelling some delicious food being smoked by our next-door neighbor. We, like many of you, spent hours online; researching different grills, all their features, and all the different price points. We ultimately ended up buying one and the rest is history. We have a passion for two things: to help people and to be able to make the BEST food possible. We created this site to accomplish those two things and to bring some ease to not only the decision process but also to the user process!

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